Wine or Yoga? What Would You Choose?
This is the dilemma that I am often faced with: exercise or something else. In this case, it happens to be a glass of red wine. The day has been long and less than desirable and more than anything I want my thoughts to disappear for awhile, to decompress. I can achieve this by attending an hour long session of yoga. I like the instructor and if I attended the class I know that I would be satisfied when I completed it. I would walk home with my shoulders back and chest lifted a little. I would lift my chin, slow my breaths and feel superior to everyone crossing the street. I would applaud myself for attending the class and be rewarded with a noteworthy blood sugar. However it requires pants, leaving my home where I have just arrived and walking 5 blocks to the athletic center.
OR, I could have a glass of red wine. I could easily walk from my living room to kitchen, without pants, and pour myself a glass of pinot. I could let my mind disappear in the rivulets running down the glass. My body and mind would relax and I would be content. I could eat a pasta dinner and still be rewarded with an ideal blood sugar. Tonight I have chosen the glass of pinot. So why does it feel so wrong?
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Comment by Pastelpainter on September 29, 2010 at 11:05am -
Good for you, a glass of good red is what we all need sometimes. I do tai chi and it gives you far too much energy to be practiced at night.
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Comment by Joe_h on September 29, 2010 at 11:34am
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running and red wine are my two secret weapons to controlling my sugars (and sanity as well) sometimes you need a good sweat and someday you need to drink without any pants on (though you can really get in trouble with this at some snooty bars)
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Comment by Terry Keelan on September 29, 2010 at 6:01pm -
I don't know why it feels wrong - you made both options seem so inviting. I could speculate on a coupe of reasons, but I'm thinking Sunny probably comes closest to the truth.
Far be it from me to tell you how to feel, but personally I don't think you made a bad choice.
Terry
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